bead lightning
noun
lightning in which the intensity appears to vary along the path and which thus resembles a string of beads.
Also called
chain lightning,
pearl lightning.
Origin of bead lightning
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby bead lightning
beacon status,
beaconage,
beaconsfield,
bead,
bead and reel,
bead lightning,
bead molding,
bead plane,
bead plant,
bead test,
bead tree